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Bedlington is a town in Northumberland, England, with a population of 18,470 measured at the 2011 Census. Bedlington is an ancient market town, with a rich history of industry and innovative residents.Wikipedia. Lest we forget x

Don’t make the same mistake as I have this evening. When constructing your ham and crisp butty do not use pickled onion crisps. The pickled onion flavour overpowers the ham (Glentons ✅), and even Max has turned his nose up. Cheese and onion is the perfect match, followed by ready salted. However @Malcolm Robinson, come the Revolution, the sandwiches will, of course, be egg and tomato, dedicated to offending no one but the staunchest vegetarian. If they were good enough for every school trip I ever enjoyed then they’ll be adequate to feed the Bedlington Popular Front x

P.S. I voted for you recently, 👍🏻x

Hey Malcolm, you man the barricades, I’ll make the sandwiches. I’m not a fan of the Berwick lady but she’s on the same track: instead of contemplating our neighbours’ navels let’s identify our place within the national picture 🤗x

“Blyth/Ashington “ is just not good enough. Bedlington is a town with history, spirit and a world-renowned Terrier. Ask yourselves about those FIRST iron railway tracks, forged in Bedlington; Bobby Charlton, John Trewick (and Allen Edgar) went to Bedlington Grammar School, Durham had it’s Miners Gala, and Northumberland… the Bedlington Picnic!! NOT for teddy bears but for Terriers! Blyth- famous for…anything apart from “Spartans”? (where are they now?); “Ashington?? Pitman painters? where are they…..?” PLEASE do not lump Bedlington in with this bunch of has-beens, they may have leisure centres and swimming pools but Bedlington has a Community Centre in it’s bosom, and another one at the Bedlington Transport Hub (Station)😉x Bedlington must NOT be devoured by it’s brash Johnny-come-lately upstart neighbours! I suggest SOUTHEAST NORTHUMBERLAND- ensuring equality, maintaining dignity and confirming our historic status. AND Bedlington had the BIGGEST PIT HEAP IN THE COUNTRY!! back in the day:- take a walk up to the top today in Gallagher Park and look at the view of the North Sea, turn around and enjoy Cheviot and Simonside. Can Ashington or Blyth provide anything remotely close ?

“If it HAS to change then why not improve it?”,

Wow, @Jammy! 🌟x Thank you very much for such detailed information, and thanks +++ for putting yourself out to collect all the facts, I’m very impressed and grateful x. I wouldn’t have known where to start!? You’ve mentioned you changed from O2 to Plusnet- is that something you’d advise me to do? I’m also clueless about networks, is EE better than O2, or maybe I’d be better using the same network for iPhone and iPad? Sorry for asking more daft questions but, at best, I understand very little of the contraptions that I try to use. I’d appreciate your advice, best regards, Roseanne x

@Canny lass, oh no, I’m not qualified to say what is right or wrong. I believe you are right in saying it just demonstrates the difference between the actual name and the local dialect version. I was being flippant about the possibility that history can possibly be changed by a slip of a pen. An example I found on maps of Co Durham where “Aukside” on an old map became “Hawkside” on a more recent version- not so much a slip of the pen but a better understanding of the local vernacular? Think of me as the fieldmouse gazing at the moon and 💭just wondering xx

@Canny lassI’m keen to find out how many and when Puce Bush is proffered against Peas(e) Bush records? I’m gradually working my way through your suggested ?URL’s re old maps, checking spelling and titles re Pease Bush Farm/?Puce? Bush??- @Canny lass aa’ha’me’doots!?! 🤔xx

ringer = wringer, oops x

Thank you very much @Jammy, I do have Plusnet broadband so all seems to be well, plus O2 is my mobile network =all bases covered? Does this mean I can only use the iPad at home, or is it as mobile as the phone? Or, is this when a SIM might be needed? Sorry for the dopey questions 😵‍💫xx

Not a reply at all, just a note to say iPad is now up and running, I feel like I’ve been through the ringer but I can definitely see the benefit of the larger screen 👍🏻X. Settings says “no SIM”, do I have to do something about this, please? x

However, I’m absolutely not disputing your analysis of the written “Pease”, simply suggesting that I can understand how the name was distorted to “Puce” because of his?/her?? spider-crawl writing; I doubt subsequent recorders made such detailed comparisons of text to pick up the fact that the enumerator wrote their “ea” like a lazy/hasty “u”? x. (iPad is now on charge, waiting for a reminder of the passcode number)

@Canny lassThis has led me to unearth my Dad’s iPad- will have to spend some time deciphering it, but maybe I’ll be able to read these old records more easily? You’ve put that cat well and truly among the spuggies! 😁xx

Thank you very much @Andy Millne, this’ll simplify things for @Josephine now that she’s enrolled in your group, I think? Regards Rxx

@Andy Millne, hello, Sir, having digressed, as usual, through several topics is it possible to introduce this subject of Doctors Yard in it’s own right? Thank you x Looking at the handwritten record re Peas Bush - I would read that record as Pu…? , no wonder the name has changed over the years!? Maybe history isn’t such a mystery but just a slip of the pen? x

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